1. Introduction: Tristanne Connolly and Tomoyuki Iino -- 2."Something's lost but something's gained": Joni Mitchell and Post-Colonial Lyric: Steve Clark -- 3.The View from Outside: The Band Sing America: Ted Goossen -- 4.Neil Young: Lyrical and Cultural Complexities: Hidetoshi Tomiyama -- 5."The usual panic in red, white and blue": Bruce Cockburn's America: Kevin Hutchings -- 6."Mean, Mean Pride": Rush's Critique of American Cool: Tristanne Connolly -- 7."Second-Hand Telegram": Max Webster's Message to the Masses: Mark Spielmacher -- 8."Outside Looking In": Saga's Progressive Protest: David Taylor -- 9.Tactical Electronic Bodies: Noise and Mutation in Canadian Industrial Music: Jason Whittaker -- 10.Peace, Order and its Discontents: The Tragically Hip: Chris Simons -- 11."If I can make it there...": Jann Arden's American Dream: Veronica Austen -- 12."Stick it to the Pimp": Peaches' Penetration of Postmodern America's Mainstream: Angus Whitehead --